Ray Silke
Ray Silke (born 17 August 1970) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Corofin and was their centre-back and captain when they won the All-Ireland on St Patrick's Day in 1998.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Right Half Back | ||
| Born |
17 August 1970 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Nickname | Silkey | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1988–2004 | Corofin | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 7 | ||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1992–2001 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Corofin were the first Connacht Club to ever win the Andy Kerrigan Cup in '98 and the club won it several more times after that.
He was also a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from the 1990s until 2001. Silke captained Galway to their first All-Ireland title thirty-two years in 1998 when they defeated Mick O' Dwyer's Kildare in the final.[1]
References
- "Silke calls it a day". www.hoganstand.com. 21 January 2002. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
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